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In functional programming, what makes a function purely functional?

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  1. It is written in one line
  2. It runs faster than a loop
  3. It has no side effects; output depends only on input

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  1. Python docs: Functional Programming HOWTO docs.python.org/3/howto/functional.html Checked 2026-10-11.

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